Treatments - Orthodontic Treatment

This is a treatment by which crooked, protruded, misaligned teeth or gaps in the teeth are corrected. Upon completion the treatment greatly enhances the smile and appearance of the person inducing loads of self-confidence.

Braces are the most common fixed appliances (fixed on teeth) consisting of bands, wires and/or brackets and done mostly by specialist dentists (orthodontist). Today, the patient can even choose between traditional metal and more aesthetic ceramic (invisible) appliance. Lingual orthodontics (wire is placed on the backside of the teeth) is also becoming very popular.

Ceramic (Invisible) braces on upper teeth & Metal braces on lower teeth

Other methods of orthodontic treatment involve removable appliances (or "plates"), headgear, facemask, expansion appliances, and many other devices to move teeth. Functional and orthopaedic appliances are used in growing children (age 5 to 14) with the aim to modify the jaw dimensions and relationship, if these are altered. This therapy is frequently followed by a fixed multibracket therapy (braces) to align the teeth and refine the occlusion.

After a course of active orthodontic treatment, patients will often wear retainers which maintain the teeth in their improved position while the surrounding bone reforms around them. Hawley retainers are the most common type of retainers. The retainers are generally worn full-time for a short period, perhaps 6 months to a year, and then worn periodically (typically nightly during sleep) for as long as the orthodontist recommends.

Orthodontic treatment is usually a long span treatment and requires punctuality and commitment from the patient. Only then it is successful and the desired results can be obtained. There can be tremendous difference in the appearance of the teeth before and after and changes the way one smiles.